This programme is on break until early 2013. WRS looks back at the week’s news with journalists across Switzerland. Rewind podcast feed This programme is on break until early 2013. WRS looks back at the week’s news with journalists across Switzerland. Rewind podcast feed WRS WRS web@wrs.ch en Fri, 24 May 2013 10:15:19 UT Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:31:12 GMT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/index.shtml (C) WRS 2009 News & Politics no On the eve of the U.S. elections, the Rewind revisits the scandal over Nazi gold and holocaust accounts in Switzerland, a major source of pressure on American-Swiss relations in the late 1990’s. WRS’s Jordan Davis speaks with Bernard Wuthrich from Le Temps, as well as major figures in the affair on both sides of the Atlantic: Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-7.shtml?33151 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-23151 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/how-the-nazi-gold-affair-changed-swiss-us-relations.shtml?33136 Rewind views the U.S. presidential elections through two Swiss politicians eyes. Christian Levrat, president of the Social Democratic Party, and Philippe Leuba, Vaud cantonal minister of the economy from the center-right Liberal Party, spent the week in the hotly-contested swing state of Ohio. WRS’s Jordan Davis is with them and talks to them about their impressions and what the U.S. political campaign says about Swiss politics: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-two-swiss-politicians-and-a-presidential-el.shtml?33057 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-23057 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/ohio.shtml?33051 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/lining-up-to-see-the-obama-show-in-ohio.shtml?33005 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/a-swiss-take-on-the-final-presidential-debate.shtml?32984 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/cincinnati-the-swingiest-of-swing-states.shtml?32961 A great cry of “Don’t touch my rail line!” is heard across the country as NZZ am Sonntag reports that officials at the federal department of transport are urging cuts to train lines that don’t earn enough revenue, meaning that a great number of local railways would be replaced by buses. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews that and other news of the week with RSI’s Paola Ceresetti and Niklaus Ramseyer, independent journalist in the Federal Palace Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-dont-touch-my-rail-line.shtml?32956 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-22956 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap Leaked internal documents reveal that Nagra, the entity in charge of managing Switzerland’s nuclear waste, had already decided on waste sites despite an ongoing public consultation. Now the experts in radioactive waste must try to contain the public relations fallout.  WRS’s Pete Forster reviews that and other news of the week with DRS radio’s Pascal Krauthammer and Le Temps’ Bernard Wuthrich: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 16:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-nagra-tries-to-contain-document-leak.shtml?32859 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-22859 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/the-credibility-of-nagra-is-almost-zero.shtml?32824 The Swiss People’s Party loses an economic star from its parliamentary delegation and a ’SNAFU’ with the mail prevents voters from having a say on tax accords with the UK, Germany, and Austria. WRS’s Jordan Davis looks back at that and other news of the week with RTS’s Alain Rebetez and Le Temps’ Bernard Wuthrich: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:40:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-losing-a-referendum-in-the-mail.shtml?32763 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-22763 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/tax-accord-initiative-undermined-by-lost-mail.shtml?32741 The government reveals it caught a computer technician of the federal intelligence services who had illegally taken sensitive documents home with him—possibly to sell. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews that and other news of the week with Le Temps’ Bernard Wuthrich and RTS’s Alain Rebetez: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:45:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-switzerlands-not-so-secret-services.shtml?32663 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-22663 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap A leading strategist of the Swiss people’s party gets fired from his job at the university of Zurich. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews that scandal and other notable news of the week with Bernard Wuthrich from Le Temps and Niklaus Ramseyer, independent journalist in the Federal Palace: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:45:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-a-swiss-peoples-party-star-gets-a-pink-slip.shtml?32556 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-22556 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/zurich-mp-loses-curator-job.shtml?32549 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/council-pulls-plug-on-vat-computer-project.shtml?32525 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/motorway-vignette-set-to-cost-more.shtml?32543 This week a $104 million payout for UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, and a revised law making it easier for foreign governments to access bank details of suspected tax cheats resonates like two more nails hammered in the coffin of banking secrecy. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews that and other news of the week with RTS televison’s Alain Rebetez and DRS radio’s Pascal Krauthammer: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:45:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-banking-secrecy-erodes-again.shtml?32451 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-22451 Programmes/Rewind http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/ubs-whistleblower-birkenfeld-gets-record-breaking-.shtml?32401 WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews summertime turbulence for the Gripen fighter jet, as well as for bank employees whose names were turned over to US authorities with DRS radio’s Pascal Krauthammer and independent journalist Niklaus Ramseyer. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:30:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-summer-in-review.shtml?32357 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-22357 Programmes/Rewind The Federal Council goes for a second Gotthard road tunnel, but environmentalists are opposed and many regions fear it will mean a shortage of money for other transportation projects ? WRS’s Jodran Davis reviews that and other news of the week with Bernard Wuthrich from Le Temps: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:45:02 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-a-tunnel-to-controversy.shtml?31345 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-21345 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/viewfromthesouth/view-from-the-south-canton-of-ticino-win-second-go.shtml?31346 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/bern-to-build-a-second-gotthard-road-tunnel.shtml?31320 Voters roundly reject Managed Care, but what’s the future for health care reform now? WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews that and other notable news of the week with RTS’s Pascal Jeannerat and DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:45:01 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-no-no-no-say-swiss-voters.shtml?31262 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-21262 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap Jordan Davis MPs vote to tighten restrictions on asylum seekers as Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi visits Switzerland. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews that and other news of the week with RTS’s Pascal Jeannerat and RSI’s Paola Ceresetti: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:35:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-nobel-laureate-suu-kyi-graces-the-federal-p.shtml?31147 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-21147 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/aung-san-suu-kyi-speaks-in-geneva.shtml?31126 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/swiss-soften-relations-with-myanmar-as-suu-kyi-vis.shtml?31134 Parliament takes tentative steps towards reforming the Federal Council but is bolder when it comes to reforming marijuana laws. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews the news of the week with RTS’s Alain Rebetez and DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer: Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:35:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-reforming-cabinet-marijuana-laws.shtml?31041 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-21041 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/bern-considers-cabinet-reforms-and-a-two-year-pres.shtml?31018 Parliament strips Swiss People’s party firebrand Christoph Blocher of his immunity in the Hildebrand affair, and journalists beat politicians on the football pitch. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews that and other notable news of the week with RTS’s Pascal Jeannerat and DRS’s Pascal Krauthammer: Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:35:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-podcast-draft.shtml?30930 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20930 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/blocher-could-face-criminal-charges.shtml?30925 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/no-immunity-for-christoph-blocher.shtml?30899 http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/calmy-rey-defends-blocher-in-hildebrand-affair.shtml?30713 A year and a half after voters approved the Swiss People’s Party’s initiative on expelling foreign criminals, the federal council still is grappling with just how to apply the text while respecting international law. WRS’s Jordan Davis reviews that and looks forward to the votes coming up June 17 with Bernard Wuthrich from Le Temps and independent journalist Niklaus Ramseyer: Fri, 25 May 2012 16:35:00 GMT http://worldradio.ch/wrs/programmes/rewind/rewind-bern-still-struggling-with-black-sheep.shtml?30834 79fb7a047369e85e0d59f47d8906b200-20834 Programmes/Rewind Daily Shows/The Wrap